1. 桿
  2. 秤

桿

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  • 2008th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 61 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
桿→
木旱
2Radical
桿→
木tree日sun/day干dry
3Graphical
桿→
一丨八口一一一丨

Pinyin & Meaning

1. gǎn (gan3)stick • pole • lever • classifier for long objects such as guns

Pronunciation Clues

1. Pronunciation clue for 桿 gǎn (gan3)The component 旱 is pronounced as 'hàn' (han4). It has the same pinyin final.
2. Pronunciation clue for 桿 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gān' (gan1). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.
3. Pronunciation clue for 桿 gǎn (gan3)The component 干 is pronounced as 'gàn' (gan4). It has the same pronunciation as the character, but differs on tone.

Example Words

Common

铁杆 (鐵桿)
电线杆 (電線桿)

Uncommon

套马杆 (套馬桿)
推杆 (推桿)
挥杆 (揮桿)
摇杆 (搖桿)
杆子 (桿子)
杆秤 (桿秤)
杆菌 (桿菌)
枪杆子 (槍桿子)
杠杆 (槓桿)
笔杆 (筆桿)
肉毒杆菌 (肉毒桿菌)
螺杆 (螺桿)
电杆 (電桿)

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秤

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Previous (衹)Next (跺)
  • 3728th most frequent character
  • Adds <0.01% to your reading coverage
  • 1 dictionary entry
  • Appears in 14 words
  • Component in 0 characters

Decomposition

1Once
秤→
禾平
2Radical
秤→
禾grain干dry丷eight/divide
3Graphical
秤→
㇒一丨八一一丨丷

Pinyin & Meaning

1. chèng (cheng4)steelyard • Roman balance • CL:臺|台[tai2]

Pronunciation Clues

There are no phonetic clues for this character.

Example Words

Common

天秤座 

Uncommon

天秤 

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Decomposition Levels:
Level 1 - Once: Only divided once. So only two components.
Level 2 - Radical: Radical Decomposition. The character gets decomposed into its lowest radical components. For the complete list visit the Radical wikipedia page.
Level 3 - Graphical: Graphical Decomposition. Shows all the strokes & lowest level of components that make up the character.
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